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September 2021 New Book Releases

A Calculated Whisk (Vintage Kitchen Mystery #10)

When a woman living under a cloud of suspicion for her husband’s death comes to vintage kitchen collector Jaymie Leighton with a mysterious request, she’s not sure whether, or how much, to get involved. The police believe they have new evidence…

A Fatal Feast (Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery #6)

Tensions are high on the eve of the grand opening of Privé, an exclusive gourmet dining club that interior designer Meg Barrett played a large part in decorating. With just the well-heeled owners, the kitchen staff, and Meg gathered for the pre-…

A Killer Christmas Wish (Cat Latimer Mystery #7)

From NYT bestselling author, Lynn Cahoon, comes a new Cat Latimer mystery. Santa's on his way, but the house Cat shares with her best friend and a monthly writing retreat isn't even decorated yet. Christmas is coming early to Cat Latimer's…

A Perfect Bind (Beloved Bookroom #2)

Libararian Tru Beckett, ardent defender of the printed word, is about to find out that keeping murder checked out of her beloved library is much harder than she thought...

Tru Beckett succeeded in building a secret book room in her…

Amish Candy Shop Holidays Bundle (Amish Candy Shop Christmas Bundle)

CRIMINALLY COCOA
As if being in New York City for Easter isn’t exciting enough, Charlotte Weaver is helping her cousin, Bailey, on the set of her first cable TV show, Bailey’s Amish Sweets. Charlotte notices odd events intended to make…

Chapter and Curse (Cambridge Bookshop #1)

Librarian Molly Kimball and her mother, Nina, need a change. So when a letter arrives from Nina’s Aunt Violet in Cambridge, England requesting their help running the family bookshop, they jump at the chance.

Thomas Marlowe—Manuscripts…

Deadly Summer Nights (Catskill Summer Resort #1)

A summer of fun at a Catskills resort comes to an abrupt end when a guest is found murdered, in this new 1950s set mystery series.
 
It’s the summer of 1953, and Elizabeth Grady is settling into Haggerman’s Catskills Resort. As a…

Death at Holly Lodge (Daisy Thorne #3)

T’was the weeks before Christmas,
and Daisy nabs a new case,
when a missing man is found
stuffed above a fireplace . . .
 
Ooh La La hair salon owner Daisy Thorne adores the Christmas cheer in her picturesque…

Death of a Red-Hot Rancher (Love Is Murder Mystery #1)

Love meets murder in this new cozy mystery series set in a quirky romance bookstore, with a heroine to die for.

Lizzie Hale may be the lucky owner of a successful romance bookshop, Love Under the Covers, but she's decidedly…

Deep Green Envy (Deep Lakes Mystery #3)

Summer in Deep Lakes sprouts a homegrown murder on the O'Connor farm. Frankie Champagne's hunt for clues lands her deep in sheep doo-doo, especially after rare stones surface in unexpected places. Crime-solving is no picnic for the baker/vintner…

Dessert is the Bomb (Cookies & Chance Mystery #11)

Baker turned sometimes-sleuth Sally Muccio has always loved Halloween, but this year she has more on her mind than ghosts and goblins. In addition to catering a party at her wacky father’s funeral home, a competing bakery has just moved in across…

Dying for Gold (Gold Digger Mystery #2)

In the historic town of Golden, not everything that glitters is gold…

Train aficionado, Jessica Peterson, may have found her dream job as the first female executive Chef of the Western Rails train. Problem is her ex-lover, is the Chief…

Hemlock (China Bayles Mystery #28)

Herbalist China Bayles’ latest adventure takes her to the mountains of North Carolina, where her friend Dorothea Harper serves as the director and curator of the Hemlock House Library, a priceless collection of rare gardening books housed…

Here Comes the Fudge (Candy-Coated Mystery Series #9)

It’s late spring on picturesque Mackinac Island, Michigan.  Allie is prepping her Historic McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop for the start of the tourist season and her best friend Jenn’s wedding. But when Jenn’s fiancé Shane, a crime scene…

High Desert Cozy Mysteries Superseries (High Desert Mystery #18)

This is a 6 boxed set. Marty never imagined when she moved to High Desert, California, that her life would include a police detective husband, two dogs, a psychic sister, and solving mysteries, often involving murder. But sometimes you just have…

Hooked on a Feline (Magical Cats Series #13)

Librarian Kathleen Paulson and her inquisitive cats find themselves in a jam when a musician turns up dead, in the newest installment of this New York Times bestselling series.

It’s summer in Mayville Heights, and…

Lanterns, Lakes, & Larceny (Camper & Criminals Mystery #21)

Let me be the first person to welcome you to Normal, Kentucky located in the heart of the Daniel Boone National Forest. I'm Mae West the owner of Happy Trails Campground.

Over the past few months my love life has been on what you'd…

Lyin' Eyes (The Country Club Murders #13)

Get me to the church on time!

Not so much the church, as the patio. And not if Ellison can’t stop finding bodies. She’s finding corpses in pairs now, and planning a wedding, and trying (truly, she is) to steer clear of the murder…

Murder at Poppyridge Cove (Seaside Inn Mystery #5)

One of us, a murderer.

Poppyridge inn is in chaos when Abby discovers the body of a strange man in a guest room. But he isn't a stranger to everyone. When detectives suspect her father, she doesn't know what to…

Murder at the Christmas Cookie Bake-Off (Beacon Bakeshop #2)

Tucked away inside an old lighthouse in Beacon Harbor, Michigan, bakeshop café owner Lindsey Bakewellis ready to make her first Christmas in town shine bright. But her merry plans crumble fast when murder appears under the mistletoe . . .…

Murder by the Bookend (Antique Bookshop Mystery #2)

The quaint warehouse district of Hokes Folly, NC, is hopping despite the drizzly November chill. The occasion? The mountain town's beloved antiquarian bookstore, Twice Upon a Time, is throwing a bash for its grand reopening. But bookseller Jenna…

Murder Can Frost Your Doughnut (A Haunted Craft Fair #4)

The ghost of an Elvis impersonator has got psychic painter Celeste Cabot all shook up . . .
 
Celeste has pulled up in her pink Shasta trailer, aka mobile art studio, to the Sevier County Fair in the mountains of eastern Tennessee to…

Murder Gets a Makeover (Jaine Austen Mystery Series #18)

Writer-for-hire Jaine Austen, living in L.A. with her cat, Prozac, appreciates one of the perks of working freelance—a wardrobe that’s heavy on elastic waists. But her BFF, Lance, has a makeover in mind, and it’s about to lead to murder . . .…

Murder Outside the Lines (Pen & Ink Mystery #3)

With Halloween just around the corner, the fall colors in Georgetown are brilliant. As manager of the Color Me Read bookstore, coloring book creator Florrie Fox has arranged for psychic author Hilda Rattenhorst to read from Spooktacular Ghost…

Pineapple Circus (Pineapple Port Cozy Mystery #13)

Now in the center ring... murder! Newly-minted private detective Charlotte Morgan, resident orphan of the Pineapple Port 55+ community, discovers she might not be an orphan after all. Stunned by the news, she distracts herself with a cat burglar…

Poisonous Paws (Secret Library Cozy Mystery #4)

They thought the secret was purrfectly hidden, but trust the book club to sniff it out. 

The mysterious death of a town founder rocks the Thornberry Estate. Miss Janice is the main suspect and everyone is up at arms. How was she to know…

Reading Between the Crimes (Jane Doe Book Club #2)

What better time than Halloween to dig into a bracing discussion of a diabolical murder mystery? And what better choice for the Jane Doe Book Club than Agatha Christie's Crooked House? Lyla Moody and her friends are soon embroiled in…

The Corpse in the Gazebo (Food Blogger Mystery #5)

Food blogging is turning Hope Early into a household name. But the dead body down the block makes her a #1 suspect . . .
 
It seems everyone loves Hope’s blog these days, and she’s busier than ever volunteering to help other women…

The Ghostly Groundskeeper (Tess and Tilly Mystery #12)

In book 12 in the series, Tony offers to pay for a televised ad promoting the annual haunted house, and Tess agrees to act as spokesperson. She shows up to film the piece and quickly discovers that the 'haunted' in haunted house was proving to be…

The Glitter End (Stationery Shop Mystery #3)

Stationery shop owner Delta Douglas is finally settling into small-town life in Tundish, Montana. But with the tourist season drying up, she must find a way to draw in her stationery shop clientele. Well-known artist Tilly Tay is just the ticket—…

The Heron's Cry (Detective Matthew Venn #2)

North Devon is enjoying a rare hot summer with tourists flocking to its coastline. Detective Matthew Venn is called out to a rural crime scene at the home of a group of artists. What he finds is an elaborately staged murder--Dr Nigel Yeo…

The Man Who Died Twice (Thursday Murder Club #2)

Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron and Ibrahim—the Thursday Murder Club—are still riding high off their recent real-life murder case and are looking forward to a bit of peace and quiet at Cooper’s Chase, their posh retirement village.
 
But they…

Wicked Wedding Donuts (Donut Shop Mystery Series #54)

Not only does Gabby Williams reopen ReNEWed beside Donut Hearts, but she also holds a surprise wedding. The best man couldn’t make it due to a car accident, and soon after the nuptials, the groom is struck down with poison. Suzanne and Grace must…

Wreathing Havoc (Garden Squad Mystery #4)

There’s nothing like autumn in picturesque Goosebush, Massachusetts, but beneath the season’s sun-dappled foliage, Lilly Jayne and her Garden Squad must investigate a shadowy murder mystery after a theater owner’s sudden death sows as much drama…